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] while the ] was annexed by China, the Chinese control being tacitly accepted by Pakistan. Area in the North of Kashmir has been ceded by Pakistan to China.]] |
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'''Pakistan-administered Kashmir''' refers to a ] between India and Pakistan in South Asia that is under the ] administration of ]. A part of this area of the ], the ] was ceded to China and the remaining area was amalgamated into two regions ] and the ] . Pakistan refers to Indian-administered Kashmir as Indian-occupied Kashmir. Both nations had a ] over the former kingdom. |
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It borders ]n ] to the east, the Pakistani ] and ] provinces to the west,he Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan to the north west and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of ] to the north. |
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==Pakistan Declaration== |
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The ] of 1933 had envisioned the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir as one of the "five Northern units of India" that were to form the new nation of Pakistan, on the basis of its Muslim majority. |
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==History== |
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===Kashmir in 1947=== |
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{{main|History of Kashmir}} |
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During the ] of ] into the ] and the Republic of ], the ]s had the options of joining either ] or ]. The ] of Kashmir however wanted independence. |
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The ] of 1933 had envisioned the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir as one of the "five Northern units of India" that were to form the new nation of Pakistan, on the basis of its Muslim majority. The ] of Kashmir however wanted independence. In 1947 tribal invaders{{dubious| does that mean pakistan army was not involved???! }} arrived in Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan has always claimed that its government was not behind these raids and that these were spontaneous expressions of Muslim sentiment following reports of killing of Muslims in Jammu and Kashmir.{{cn}} India disputes this citing the book "Raiders in Kashmir" in which Major General Akbar Khan, a Pakistani states the following "I wrote out a plan under the title 'Armed Revolt inside Kashmir'. As open interference or aggression by Pakistan was obviously not desirable it was proposed that our efforts should be concentrated upon strengthening the Kashmiris internally—and .. to prevent arrival of armed civilian or military assistance from India into Kashmir...". American journalist ] describes the plunder by the raiders: "Their buses and trucks, loaded with booty, arrived every other day and took more ] to Kashmir. Ostensibly they want to liberate their Kashmiri Muslim brothers, but their primary objective was riot and loot. In this they made no distinction between Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims"."The raiders advanced into ], the biggest commercial centre of the region with a population then of 11,000, until they were only an hour away from Srinagar."<!-- Commented out: ] --> Unable to prevent the advance the Maharaja, on October 24, 1947, appealed for military assistance from the Government of India. The Indian Government argued that in order for assistance the state would have to accede to India. |
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According to the Indian embassy: {{cquote|Whereupon the Maharaja signed the Instrument of Accession on October 26, 1947. A simultaneous appeal for assistance and for the state’s accession to the Indian Union was also made by ], leader of the National Conference, and the undisputed leader of the people, who had for his views been imprisoned by the Maharaja’s government into September ’47 and released only under pressure of India’s Prime Minister. On receipt of the signed Instrument of Accession from the Maharaja, preparations were made to fly Indian troops to the State. The formal letter of acceptance of the Accession was signed by Lord Mountbatten on October 27 making Jammu and Kashmir an integral part of India even as Indian forces were airlifted to Srinagar.{{cn}}}} |
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Pakistan disputes this and according to the BBC |
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{{cquote|Recent research, from British sources, has indicated that Hari Singh did not reach Jammu until the evening of 26 October and that, due to poor flying conditions, V P Menon was unable to get to Jammu until the morning of 27 October , by which time Indian troops were already arriving in Srinagar. In order to support the thesis that the Maharaja acceded before Indian troops landed, Indian sources have now suggested that Hari Singh signed an Instrument of Accession before he left Srinagar but that it was not made public until later. This was because Hari Singh had not yet agreed to include the Kashmiri leader, Sheikh Abdullah, in his future government. To date no authentic original document has been made available."<ref></ref>}} |
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Indian forces started pushing back the Pakistanis. The then Prime Minister of India asked the ] to intervene. The United Nations asked for a ceasefire and the present ']' was created.<ref>United Nations Resolution 13 AUGUST 1948</ref> The area which remained under the control of Pakistan became the Pakistan-administered Kashmir. |
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==Administered divisions== |
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Pakistan-administered Kashmir is administratively divided into two parts: |
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# ]; |
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# The ], consisting of the regions of ] and ]. Gilgit was an agency leased by the Maharaja to British Government. Baltistan was western district of ] province which was annexed by Pakistan in 1948. The area is part of the disputed ] region. |
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Additionally, a part of Hunza-Gilgit called ] and the ] of ] region, ceded by Pakistan to the ] in 1963 pending settlement of the dispute over Kashmir. This ceded area is also known as the ]. |
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The term ] does not include ], the area of ] that is under ] control, , from 1962. India does not consider the ] glacier region to be part of Pakistan administered Kashmir. |
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==Constitutional status== |
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Elections were held to the 49-seat Legislative Assembly of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on July 11 to the the eighth Legislative Assembly since 1970 (seventh since 1974 when Pakistan granted the region a parliamentary system with adult franchise). "Azad" Kashmir is categorised as an "autonomous" region. But titles such as Prime Minister and President for the region's elected political leadership are misleading<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/2006/08/15/stories/2006081503691000.htm</ref> as candidates are required to sign an affidavit of allegiance to Kashmir's accession to Pakistan.<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/2006/08/15/stories/2006081503691000.htm</ref> |
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On September 14, 1994, the Supreme Court of Pakistan-administered Kashmir ruled that "the Northern areas are a part of J&K State but are not a part of Azad J&K as defined in the Interim Constitution Act 1974"<ref>http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl2324/stories/20061215002104600.htm</ref>. The Northern Areas presently has no officially named status in Pakistan. Pakistan does not consider this area as a "province" of Pakistan or as a part of "Azad Kashmir". They are ruled directly from ] through a Northern Areas Council. A chief executive (usually a retired Pakistani army officer), appointed by Islamabad is the local administrative head.<ref>http://www.indianembassy.org/policy/kashmir/Kashmir_MEA/Northern_Areas.html</ref> This area presently has no representatives in both the Azad Kashmir Assembly and in Pakistan’s parliament. Northern Areas’ Legislative Council was created with a membership of 29(later increased to 32), but its powers are restricted. On May 11,2007 the NA’s chief executive, who also happens to be the Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas Affairs, declared that the region had a right to be represented in the National Assembly. Others demand that it should be given the status of a province. The changes made in 1994 in the local bodies’ ordinance gave more representation to women and delegated some administrative and financial powers to the local administration. However, the people of the region do not enjoy fundamental rights, because it continues to be governed by the Legal Framework Order of 1994.<ref>http://www.dawn.com/2007/10/23/ed.htm</ref> |
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* ] - a socio-cultural ethos of religious harmony and Kashmiri consciousness. |
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==References== |
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